Host adaptation in gut Firmicutes is associated with sporulation loss and altered colonisation patterns
H. P. Browne, A. Almeida, N. Kumar, K. Vervier, A. T. Adoum, E. Viciani, N. J. Dawson, S. C. Forster, C. Cormie, D. Goulding, T. D. Lawley
The paper shows that loss of sporulation in gut Firmicutes is linked to host adaptation, with non-sporulating bacteria being more abundant but less prevalent globally.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2020Microbiology